„Arranges that is certain. .....” “安排那是一定的。只是.....” Fatty is somewhat awkward, what people at this black meeting is? 胖子有些为难,这黑会上都是些什么人？ The murderers, the robber, the mountain thief, the thief, any unauthentic people can enter, if Brother Sheng not careful clashes, which the wound, that was unjust. 杀人犯,劫匪,山贼,小偷,什么来路不明的人都可以进,万一胜哥不小心和人发生冲突,伤到哪了,那才是冤枉。 „Is only I best low-key, right?” Lu Sheng smiles, knows the worry of opposite party. “只是我最好低调点,对吧？”路胜笑了笑,知道对方的顾虑。 He represents himself not only, but also represents in Nine Connections City Lu Family, once receives anything to damage, Lu Residence must do accounts with his Zheng Xiangui certainly. 他不光代表自己,还代表九连城内路家,一旦受到什么损伤,路府铁定要和他郑显贵算账。 „You know well, Brother Sheng your status is different, if others, I are not that worried...” Zheng Xiangui sighed. “你知道就好,胜哥你的身份不同,若是其他人,我也不那么担心...”郑显贵叹气道。 „Knew, you arrange to me, this thing I must succeed in obtaining.” Lu Sheng rashly. “知道了,你给我安排吧,这东西我一定要到手。”路胜不由分说。 „Oh ....” Zheng Xiangui is helpless, can only should under. “唉....”郑显贵无奈,只能应下。 Lu Sheng and he determined carefully the time that can start black, then waits for Zheng Xiangui to deliver an honored guest invitation. 路胜和他仔细确定了黑会开始的时间,然后等着郑显贵让人送过来一份贵客请柬。 He takes the invitation, this had/left the restaurant. 他拿着请柬,这才出了酒楼。 „Good rouge cosmetic, the miss young ladies come to see quickly.” “上好的胭脂水粉啊,姑娘小姐们快来看看。” „Good top-quality product, the Central Plain goods that comes from Purple Magnificence City!” “上好的一等品,才从紫华城进来的中原货！” „The cheek rouge of Ziyang flower fragrance, other shop owners are unique!” “紫阳花香的腮红,其他店家绝无仅有！” On the street in a business area outside restaurant, peddlers are pushing the wooden car(riage) that buys the cosmetic, moves along the street slowly. 酒楼外的街面上,一个个小贩推着买水粉的木车,缓缓沿着街边移动。 Lu Sheng swept the eye, this street itself sells the rouge cosmetic specially. 路胜扫了眼,这条街本就是专门卖胭脂水粉的。 Many female families like coming to here to stroll. 不少女子家眷都喜欢来这里逛。 The setting sun in the western sky, on the street in a business area just had the drizzle, some ground wet reflections, were reflected pale red. 夕阳西下,街面上刚刚下了毛毛细雨,地面湿漉漉的有些反光,被映上一片淡红。 Lu Sheng shouted the tone, the aura just exported, then turns into the white to disperse slowly. 路胜呼了口气,气息刚出口,便变成白色缓缓散开。 He then looked at a restaurant, the Goldfish Restaurant gigantic shadow is projected by the sunlight. 他回头看了眼酒楼,金鱼酒楼硕大的阴影被阳光投射下来。 This Nine Connections City biggest restaurant, is the lively time at this time, the guest who the coming and going turnover eats meal is continuous. The sound is noisy exceptionally. 这座九连城最大的酒楼,此时正值热闹时间,来来往往进出吃饭的客人络绎不绝。声音嘈杂异常。 Lu Sheng stands in the restaurant shadow, looked toward the both sides. 路胜站在酒楼阴影里,朝两侧看了看。 Somewhat is lonely except the other places of liquor second-floor entrance. 除开酒楼口的其余地方都有些冷清。 Peddlers push the cosmetic car(riage) to move slowly, moves in the shadow unceasingly. 一个个小贩推着水粉车缓缓挪动着,在阴影里不断移动。 Lu Sheng looks, wants to Second Mother and Yiyi, buys a small gift to go back while convenient. These cosmetic prices are inexpensive, the physical appearance can also find the high-quality goods occasionally, actually good small present. 路胜看着看着,就想给二娘和依依,顺带买点小礼物回去。这些水粉价钱不贵,品相也偶尔能找到好货,倒是不错的小礼品。 He walked several steps along the street, wants to carry a shoulder-pole load looked that which peddler is better. 他沿着街道走了几步,想挑挑看哪家小贩更好。 In the afternoon, on the street in a business area was even more lonely, many shops close. 下午时分,街面上越发冷清了,很多店铺都关了门。 The street both sides passers-by are not many, occasionally can see several. 街道两侧的路人也不多,偶尔才能看见几个。 What sounds queer, the peddler who these buy the cosmetic sees surrounding no one obviously, the smile that but also goes all out was calling. 让人奇怪的是,这些买水粉的小贩明明看到周围没什么人,还卖力的微笑着吆喝。 The sound of voices and noise continuously, reverberates on the empty avenue. 吆喝声此起彼伏,在空荡荡的大街上回荡。 Lu Sheng narrowed the eye, has not felt anomaly, heart perhaps is this world unique well-mannered phenomenon. 路胜眯了眯眼,也没觉得怪异,心道或许是这个世界特有的规矩现象。 About him screened, found a cart to be spread the light red peddler. This peddler pushes a cart to insert a step streamer, above writes: Central Plain Liji Cosmetics. 他左右筛选了下,找到了一个推车被涂成淡红色的小贩。这小贩推车上插着一杆步幡,上边写着:中原礼记水粉。 The peddlers are pushing a cart to move slowly, on the face smiles, wears the grey cotton garment, brings the grayish white skull cap. 小贩推着车缓缓移动着,脸上笑眯眯的,穿着灰布衣,带着灰白瓜皮帽。 „I remember that Liji Cosmetics is a Central Plain quite regular old company.” “我记得礼记水粉是中原比较正规的一家老商号。” Lu Sheng recalled from the memory, then pushes a cart to walk toward that peddler slowly. The plan chooses a good cosmetic to give Second Mother and Yiyi. 路胜从记忆里回想了下,便慢慢朝那小贩推车走去。打算挑选点好的水粉给二娘和依依。 The peddler proceeds slowly, the nearby has several playing children to pursue plays the game noisily. 那小贩缓缓往前走着,边上有几个玩耍的小朋友在追闹做游戏。 Pushes a cart slowly after the child, then in an alley toward street shadow turns. 推车缓缓经过小孩子,然后朝着街边阴影里的一处小巷拐过去。 Lu Sheng estimated that he soon received the car(riage), then prepared to step out to pursue. 路胜估计他是快要收车了,便准备加快脚步追上去。 „Yeah! Brother Sheng!” “哎！胜哥儿！” Suddenly a sound stopped by calling out him from the back. 忽然一个声音从背后叫住他。 The sound is very familiar, seems like the person of understanding. 声音挺熟悉,似乎是认识的人。 Lu Sheng has turned head, sees a dark-skinned strong student half step to walk. 路胜回过头,见一个皮肤黝黑的壮书生快步走过来。 „Lu health/life?” “卢生？” He hesitated, recognizes the opposite party identity. 他迟疑了下,认出对方身份。 Lu lives Lu Junyi, with Lu Sheng is also in Nine Connections City the standard wealthy family young master, but he with other person of differences, this fellow, has the academic honor. In front of him soon was admitted to the scholar, it is said the literary talent is good. 卢生卢俊义,和路胜也是九连城里标准的富家公子,不过他和其他人不同,这家伙,是有功名的。他前面不久才考取了秀才,据说文采还不错。 Lu Junyi actually relates general with him, because just the name with having the hero-bandits of Liang Mountain is the same, therefore the Lu Sheng hear remembered his name one time. 卢俊义其实和他关系一般,只不过因为名字和有个梁山好汉一样,所以路胜听一次就记住他名字了。 „Brother Sheng, Jianghu helps in an emergency, Jianghu helps in an emergency!” Lu Junyi is blushing toward him approaches two steps. “胜哥儿,江湖救急,江湖救急！”卢俊义红着脸朝他走近两步。 Lu Sheng understands immediately this fellow asked him to do. Although is the wealthy family young master, but this goods like to gamble extremely, frequently does in the pouch shy, lends money everywhere. 路胜顿时明白这家伙找他干嘛了。虽是富家公子,但这货极其喜好赌钱,经常搞得囊中羞涩,到处借钱。 At present estimated that was the gambling stake does not have. 眼下估计又是赌资没了。 He fishes out ten two Yinzi/silver from the waist pouch with a smile, hands over. 他笑着从腰囊里摸出十两银子,递过去。 „Today luck at games of chance how?” “今儿手气如何？” „Also ok, but also ok, ha, is the Brother Sheng enough loyalty.” “还行,还行,哈哈哈,还是胜哥儿够义气。” Lu Junyi took Yinzi/silver to walk hurriedly. 卢俊义拿过银子急匆匆的走了。 Lu Sheng shakes the head, money is the minor matter, the Lu big enterprise has lots of assets, some people will then give money in any case. 路胜摇摇头,钱都是小事,反正卢家家大业大,回头就会有人送钱来。 He has turned the head, looks for the peddler who that sells the cosmetic. 他转过头,又去找那卖水粉的小贩。 The cart of peddler had entered the lane, but also remains the small half outside. 那小贩的推车已经进了巷子,还剩小半截在外面。 His three and do two steps, walks fast. 他三步并作两步,快速走过去。 Follows to turn the alley. 跟着拐进小巷。 „Well??” “咦？？” The Lu Sheng footsteps live suddenly. 路胜脚步陡然顿住。 This lane, unexpectedly is an impasse! 这巷子,居然是死胡同！ Inside is empty, where has what cart, a person's shadow does not have. 里面空空荡荡,哪有什么推车,连个人影也没。 His eyes narrow the eyes, the body has alerted slightly. 他双眼眯起,身体已经微微戒备起来。 He from beginning to end, from left to right, inspected this impasse carefully. 他从头到尾,从左到右,仔仔细细检查了一遍这个死胡同。 This more than ten meters alley, the both sides are the dark gray walls of house, end by black walls that seems like some age stop up, above pasted several seals. 这条只有十几米的胡同,两侧都是房屋的灰黑墙壁,尽头被一堵看起来有些年岁的黑墙堵住,上边贴了几张封条。 The seal of white paper rubrication under the setting sun sunlight, seems somewhat gloomy, the corner turns, as if did not have the stickiness. 白纸红字的封条在夕阳阳光下,显得有些阴暗,还有边角翻起,似乎没了黏性。 „On wall does not have the secret door, where did that cart to go .....?” “墙壁上没有暗门,那推车到哪去了.....？” Lu Sheng recalls repeatedly, remembering of perfectly clear, that stroller entered this lane alley. 路胜反复回忆,都清清楚楚的记得,那小推车是进了这条巷子胡同。 He draws back, saw that the roadside is still driving off to play the noisy several children. 他退出去,看到路边还在追打玩闹的几个小孩子。 These child clothes are quite simple, evidently is ordinary families' children. 这几个小孩子衣着打扮都比较朴素,看样子是普通人家的孩子。 Lu Sheng exchanges a smiling face, fishes out several copper coin from the pocket, holds on a little miss who pursues the person. 路胜换上一张笑脸,从衣兜里摸出几枚铜钱,拉住一个追人的小姑娘。 „Little miss, asked that your matter is good?” “小姑娘,问你一个事好不好？” „Elder Brother you must ask that what you said.” “哥哥你要问什么你说。” The little misses are tying up two sheep's-horn braids, the 90-year-old age, the cheek is ruddy, perhaps plays on the street frequently, does not fear the stranger, returns naturally said. 小姑娘绑着两羊角辫,90岁的年纪,脸蛋红扑扑的,许是经常在街上玩,也不怕陌生人,大方回道。 „Elder Brother wants to ask, you did see a moment ago that Liji Cosmetics cart from here process? Entered this alley?” “哥哥想问,你看到刚才那个礼记水粉的推车从这里经过了么？是不是进这个小胡同了？” Lu Sheng forces in the palm of little miss two copper coin. 路胜将两个铜钱塞进小姑娘的手心。 This little fellow immediately grinning from ear to ear. 这小家伙顿时喜笑颜开。 „Hasn't seen the cosmetic car(riage)? We play in this daily, the cosmetic car(riage) general comes to sell in the morning, in the afternoon goes to that side the antique street.” “没看到水粉车啊？我们天天都在这玩,水粉车一般早上才过来卖呢,下午都去古玩街那边。” „Hasn't seen?” “没看到？” Lu Sheng stares, thought that is the child lies intentionally. 路胜一愣,觉得是小孩子故意说谎。 Sees his expression, the little miss opens the eye to return earnestly said. 看到他表情,小姑娘睁大眼睛认认真真回道。 „What I said is real, the today on the street anything car(riage) does not have, does not believe you to ask others, on the street empty anything does not have.” “我说的是真的,今天街上什么车都没,不信你去问其他人,街上空空荡荡什么也没有。” At this time several other children also ran over to echo. 这时其余几个小孩子也跑过来附和。 „Yes, my mother also prepared to buy a thing, these cart disappear unexpectedly, was really strange.” “是啊是啊,俺娘本来还准备过来买点东西的,那些推车居然一个都不见了,真是奇怪了。” „This Elder Brother said that he saw Liji Cosmetics a moment ago.” The little misses point at Lu Sheng to say. “这个哥哥说他刚才看到一家礼记水粉。”小姑娘指着路胜道。 „Where is at? Where is at?” “在哪啊？在哪？” „Without seeing, on this street selects in a big way.” “没看到啊,这街上就这么点大。” „In Elder Brother dream sees? Hee hee...” “哥哥梦里看到的吧？嘻嘻嘻...” One group of little fellows were saying was saying starts the merriment to get up. 一群小家伙说着说着又开始笑闹起来。 The happy expression on Lu Sheng face disappeared gradually. 路胜脸上的笑意渐渐消失了。 He turned head to look at Goldfish Restaurant. 他扭头看了看金鱼酒楼。 The restaurant under shadow is crowded, the business is booming. 阴影下的酒楼人来人往,生意兴隆。 That side is extremely busy, with here street forms the striking contrast lonely. 那边热闹非凡,和这边街道的冷清形成鲜明对比。 „Then you see .....” “那么你们有没有看到.....” Lu Sheng has turned head, the sound stops suddenly. 路胜回过头,声音戛然而止。 That several children of his side, unexpectedly when do not know, disappear completely. 他身边的那几个小孩子,居然不知道什么时候,全部不见了。 On the surrounding street in a business area takes a quick look around, lonely, empty, anything does not have. 周围街面上一眼看去,冷冷清清,空空荡荡,什么也没有。 Even the pedestrian does not have. 甚至连行人也没。 The restless sound of child vanished instantaneously, properly speaking, the child of this grade of age, is impossible is so tacit, one vanishes not to have the sound completely. 小孩子的闹腾声瞬间消失了,按道理说,这等年纪的小孩子,不可能这么默契,一下全部消失没声。 Lu Sheng is self-confident, oneself good and evil also practiced the Black Tiger Blade person, listening to the wind to debate a even wild wolf to detect, unexpectedly had not discovered sound that several children leave. 路胜自信,自己好歹也是练了黑虎刀的人,听风辩位连野狼都能发觉,居然没发现几个小孩子离开的声音。 The street that looks at the desolated deathly stillness, he hit to tremble suddenly, the half step walked toward Goldfish Restaurant. 看着荒芜死寂的街道,他忽然打了个寒颤,快步朝着金鱼酒楼走去。 .... 啪啪啪啪.... The sound of footsteps is clear exceptionally, he more close to the restaurant, then the whole body more feels one share warm feeling. 脚步声清晰异常,他越是靠近酒楼,便浑身越是感觉到一股子暖意。 Whish!! 哗！！ Suddenly, like one from underwater breaks open the water surface, Lu Sheng felt suddenly all are bright, full is the vitality. 猛然间,如同一下从水下破开水面,路胜猛然感觉身边的一切都鲜活起来,满是生机。 The guest who have the body temperature from his side process, some people does not run upon him carefully, said to him hastily the sentence was sorry. 一个个带着体温的客人从他身边经过,有人不小心撞上他,连忙对他道了句抱歉。 Also some female family members from the carriage, bring to smile enter the restaurant slowly, was welcomed by the young male servant. 又有女眷从马车上下来,带着笑缓缓走进酒楼,被小厮迎进去。 Stands in front of the restaurant, Lu Sheng looked street that again that sells the cosmetic, above actually does not know that were when many some passer-by pedestrians. 站在酒楼前,路胜再去看那条卖水粉的街道,上边却不知道什么时候多了一些路人行人。 Before lonely is completely two matters. 和之前的冷清完全是两码事。 Lu Sheng holds breath cold air, blocked a carriage quickly. 路胜倒吸一口凉气,快步拦了一辆马车。 „Goes to Lu Residence.” “去路府。” „Good, you sit!” “好嘞,您坐好！” The cart drivers pull out the horsewhip, the emaciated nag moves the footsteps immediately slowly. 车夫一抽马鞭,瘦弱的老马顿时缓缓挪动起脚步。 Sits on the vehicle, Lu Sheng these matters before recollection. 坐在车上,路胜一路都在回想之前遇到的那些事。 The peddler, that group of children, are very not normal. 那小贩,那群小孩子,都很不正常。 He recalls now, the smile on peddler face, seems to be motionless, an extremely false flavor. 他现在回忆起来,那小贩脸上的微笑,似乎一动不动,给人一种极其虚假的味道。 mental association to the Xu Family massacre, he suddenly has the feeling of blowing up for rain. 联想到徐家惨案,他忽然有种山雨欲来风满楼的感觉。 „In this city, was really more and more dangerous ....” He is muttering. “这城里,真是越来越危险了啊....”他喃喃着。 Horse-drawn vehicle quickly to the Lu Residence front door. 马车很快到了路府大门。 The gatekeepers see to sit Lu Sheng on vehicle, the hurrying approach. 门房看到坐在车上的路胜,赶紧迎上来。 „Great Young Master, did you come back?” “大公子,您回来了？” The gatekeepers are surnamed Wang, in the family/home is ranked eighth, in everyone ordinary day called him Little Eight, was a smart young fellow, this year 17, inherit the work of his father, was the gatekeeper to Lu Family. 门房姓王,家里排行第八,大家平日里都叫他小八,是个蛮机灵的小伙子,今年才十七,是继承了他爹的工作,也到路家来做门房。 Little Eight and Lu Sheng are also ripe, often to Lu Sheng will say the amusing thing that some spread inside and outside different heard. 小八和路胜也蛮熟,时常会给路胜说些城里城外流传的趣事异闻。 This is also Lu Sheng likes listening. 这也是路胜爱听的。 „Master in?” “老爷在吗？” Lu Sheng gets out to pay money, speaks thoughtlessly to ask. 路胜下车付了钱,随口问道。 „Master went to the yamen, Sir Prefecture Governor summoned him, might look for anything.” “老爷又去衙门了,知府大人召他,好像是要找什么东西。” Little Eight said with a smile. 小八笑道。 „What thing looks for?” “找什么东西？” Lu Sheng these days are busy at oneself matter, has not actually cared about in the mansion. 路胜这几日都在忙自己的事,却是没在意府里。 „What thing?” “什么东西？”